Tag Archives: ultra running

As an Austrian who has lived abroad for many years, the annual home vacation each summer is always a special occasion. That much more this year as it was to be a “runcation”; yes, it is exactly what it sounds like: a vacation planned around a running event. We had both signed up for #mozart100. …

May 12, 2016 – PRE RACE We (Liz, Sister-in-law Loritta, her friend Yvonne and I) had travelled to Sydney two days ahead of the race to spend one night before heading up to Katoomba the next day. May 13, 2016 A scenic train ride of approximately two hours and we found ourselves in Katoomba up in …

The TMBT stands for “The Most Beautiful Thing” and as far as the scenery, the people along the way and the event as a whole are concerned, the title describes it really well. And considering that this is a young event, only six years in existence, it is amazing how well established it is already. …

Just two weeks back, we’d spent the weekend in Nuvali, about an hour south of Metro Manila. Then, I ran the TNF 100, likely the most gruelling 50km ultra Marathon I have experienced yet. That notwithstanding, this weekend we were back. We being Liz, our Sis, Loritta and myself, to participate in yet another Trail …

This is another great trail run I have been looking forward to… There are seven in the series of “The North Face 100″and this is number three for me, following Thailand and Hong Kong. And the thing about trail running is that we are always looking for the next great run. Translation: “tougher challenge”. And …

Three months into our relocation, we have settled quite well in our new surroundings in Manila and we are beginning to explore a little further out. As you would expect, the most likely way for us to do so, is by joining interesting running events outside of Manila. Recently we participated in the Nat Geo …

Once again we find ourselves in one of our favorite parts of Thailand, Khao Yai National Park and this time back in Pak Chong for the third consecutive year to participate in the North Face 100 Trail Run! What started for us three years ago has become an annual event we have been looking forward …

The North Face 100 in Hong Kong is one of the hardest Trail running events on the Asia circuit. And in what could only have been either a spate of perceived greatness or a moment of temporary insanity (two converging conditions), I had signed up for the 50km distance some 6 months ago, the same day …